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Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

William Germano and Kit Nicholls Offer a Brief History of a Familiar Format

By William Germano and Kit Nicholls | October 21, 2020

Nikki Giovanni: Why We Need Poetry

Nikki Giovanni: Why We Need Poetry

From Make Me Rain, a Collection of Poetry and Prose

By Nikki Giovanni | October 21, 2020

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

Megan Marshall Remembers Scott Harney

By Megan Marshall | October 21, 2020

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

Polly Barton Reads Where the Wild Ladies Are

By Polly Barton | October 21, 2020

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

From the Russian Empire to the Republic of Letters 

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

On Beauty Standards (and Privilege) in Memoir and Fiction

On Beauty Standards (and Privilege) in Memoir and Fiction

The Reading Women Podcast Discusses Carly Findlay and Frances Cha

By Reading Women | October 21, 2020

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Jami Attenberg: Your Politics Are Always Going to Show Up in the Work

By WMFA | October 21, 2020

Marlon James: On the Power of Myth in Neil Gaiman’s Fiction

By Marlon James | October 20, 2020

Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

By Daniel Tam-Claiborne | October 20, 2020

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

From Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books, a Podcast Hosted by Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | October 20, 2020

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

Kanako Nishi: "Morrison neither consoled me as a victim, nor condemned me as the perpetrator."

By Kanako Nishi | October 20, 2020

In Conversation with Actress and Audiobook Narrator Yetide Badaki

In Conversation with Actress and Audiobook Narrator Yetide Badaki

“When words move me, I love to hear them.”

By Traci Currie | October 20, 2020

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s <em>The Silence</em>

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s The Silence

Not the Likeliest of Feelings in 2020

By Alexander Sammartino | October 19, 2020

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

Natalka Burian on the Allure of the Voynich Manuscript

By Natalka Burian | October 19, 2020

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

The Diaries of "Emilio Renzi" Reveal the Digressions of Daily Life

By Ricardo Piglia | October 19, 2020

Claire Messud on Chekhov's Best Advice

Claire Messud on Chekhov's Best Advice

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 19, 2020

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